MLG Columbus 2010 was one of the fiveBrawl tournaments hosted by the MLG in 2010. Like most tournaments hosted by the MLG, MLG Columbus 2010 has received numerous praise from smashers as a result of its sponsor giveaways and professional set up. MLG Columbus 2010 had the highest attendance in the 2010 circuit.

Players may not intentionally manipulate a teammate's controller while a game is in progress. Doing so will result in a forfeit.

Players may not appear on the main stage or feature station with sponsor insignia not approved by the MLG or its sponsors.

In case of a Wii/TV malfunctions, the game will be restarted from the beginning.

No warm-up games may be played outside of scheduled warm-up periods.

During warm-up periods, all games must be played with three stocks or less. At the end of a game, All players must get up and allow any players who are waiting to take their seat.

Players who have not been eliminated from the event on Saturday and Sunday have priority over those eliminated.

Players late to their station within 5 minutes of their match's announcement will forfeit their first game. 10 minutes late will result in a forfeit of the best of 3 game match or the second game of the best of 5/7/11 match. 15 minutes late will result in a forfeit of the best of 5/7/11 match. If both teams forfeit the match, the higher seeded player/team will win the match.

Players/teams may forfeit a game/match if a player leaves their station without their referee's permission, or is otherwise unable to play. referees may set a time limit for players who requested to leave for s short time, but may also deny permission to leave.

Players who wish to dispute game results must notify their referee that they would like to protest the game.